Check of Food Stamp Rolls Yields 2,200 Fugitives
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WASHINGTON — Police in 24 cities captured about 2,200 fugitives after checking food stamp rolls, a sweep that will save taxpayers $3.1 million, administration officials said Thursday.
Vice President Al Gore announced at the White House that the computer cross-matching program, made legal by last year’s welfare reform law, will be expanded nationwide in the coming months.
Before the new welfare law, privacy protections made it illegal for police to check food stamp rolls, and fugitives were not specifically prohibited from obtaining the benefits.
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